fleet
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface ofTo pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
» How can I desert the fleet?
Meaning
10 senses(ambitransitive)To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
(ambitransitive)To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
(intransitive)To flee, to escape, to speed away.
(intransitive)To evanesce, disappear, die out.
disappear gradually
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
(intransitive)To move or change in position.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To take the cream from; to skim.
(intransitive, obsolete)To float.
(obsolete)To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
Examples
25 sentencesHow can I desert the fleet?
The airline has grounded its fleet.
deDie Fluggesellschaft lässt ihre Flotte am Boden. — al_ex_an_der
Algeria needs a large conventional fleet.
Algeria needs to increase its fleet.
Algeria needs a larger submarine fleet.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English fleten (“float”), from Old English flēotan (“float”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English fleten (“float”), from Old English flēotan (“float”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleutan, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.
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Forms
fleets, fleeting, fleeted, fleetedSynonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle